[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: [ANN] SWTPlus, custom widgets for SWT

[Benjamin Pasero <bpasero@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for providing these custom widgets!

However, I would strongly recommend to make them opensource. When it 
comes to earning money, you could opt in for receiving donations (for
example via Paypal).

The big advantage of opensource in this case is, at lot more people will 
actually use your stuff in their applications. And more people using it 
will result in a bigger chance to get some money back. This is how 
opensource is working, you can earn a lot via Donations.

As a suggestion for a license, I'd go for the Eclipse license.

If I could vote or a custom widget, I would go for a leightweight 
Browser widget :) (I would donate for it!).

Ben

> Hi Kris,
>
> Potentially.  We've thought about it.  But alot of the work on these widgets 
> is non-trivial.  We are hoping at some point to make a small amount of money 
> just to pay for all the time we've put in (and will put in), albeit likely a 
> small amount.
>
> We've tried to embrace an open design model, where you can extend our 
> widgets. I'd be really excited if developers would spend the time to build 
> these extensions and we'd support and keep those open.  So we're trying to 
> do the best of both worlds.
>
> We hope to have an article out shortly on how to create extensions (we call 
> strategies) to our PGroup widgets.
>
> -Chris
>
> "Kris" <fu@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d7lnh1$1bn$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > Will you consider making these open-source?
> >
> > - Kris
> >
> >
> > "Chris" <schtoo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:d7llr0$vea$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > There were just a few features I wanted with a link widget that I don't
> >
> > get
> >
> > > from the 3.1 link widget.  They are:
> > >
> > > Optionally underline the widget on hover, or to not underline at all.
> > > Ability to specify an image.  Sure you can show an image separately and
> > > align it with the link but thats annoying.
> > > Ability to specify an image only to create a simple image 
> > > selector/button.
> > > Ability to remove the focus rectangle from the link widget.
> > >
> > > Most of this functionality exists in the Forms ImageHyperlink but that
> >
> > class
> >
> > > is tied heavily to the Forms implementation (that is, the API is not easy
> >
> > to
> >
> > > use).  Also, it is painful to use Forms in a base SWT application.
> > >
> > > Granted, the link widget alone isn't that exciting.  There will be lots
> >
> > more
> >
> > > to come.  In the next few weeks we should release an extensible combo
> > > widget, an enhanced list widget and a date widget.
> > >
> > > -Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > "Daniel Spiewak" <djspiewak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:d7lk2r$tks$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Why the hyperlink widget?  There's already a hyperlink widget in the 3.1
> > > release.
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> > > Chris wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'd like to announce the initial release of SWTPlus.  SWTPlus is a set of
> > > custom widgets for SWT.  Currently, we have two widgets but more will be
> > > coming soon.
> > >
> > > Please drop by and take a look.
> > >
> > > http://www.swtplus.com
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Chris